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- Date
- 1950 – 1979
- Material
- hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0074 a,b
- Description
- Pair of ladies after ski boots, black wool with embroidered red wool trim. One strip of trim is stitched from toe, over instep to ankle level and one strip is stitched around ankle. Trim is embroidered in yellow and black snowflake like floral motif. A red fabric with a low pile is stitched to uppe…
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- Title
- After Ski Boots
- Date
- 1950 – 1979
- Material
- hair
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 9.0 x 27.0 cm
- Description
- Pair of ladies after ski boots, black wool with embroidered red wool trim. One strip of trim is stitched from toe, over instep to ankle level and one strip is stitched around ankle. Trim is embroidered in yellow and black snowflake like floral motif. A red fabric with a low pile is stitched to upper edge and "V" shaped closure, the same red fabric covers platform between sole and uppers. Sole is white felt (1 cm. thick) a thick red shoe lace fits through one hole on each side of closure. Laces have a wooden piece on one end only. Boots are lined with white felt. Insoles are a heavy woven material.
- Subject
- households
- sports
- skiing
- winter
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0074 a,b
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1027 a,b
- Description
- Heavy, black, with inner brown leather boot, over-ankle high, 3 eyelets each side opening at back with remnant of laces, 5 hooks and 3 eyelets front of boot, thin tongue, thick laminated sole, rubber tread nailed on bottom, steel toe and heel guards nailed and screwed onto sole, long, round laces, …
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- Title
- Ski Boots
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 19.2 x 11.0 x 32.0 cm
- Description
- Heavy, black, with inner brown leather boot, over-ankle high, 3 eyelets each side opening at back with remnant of laces, 5 hooks and 3 eyelets front of boot, thin tongue, thick laminated sole, rubber tread nailed on bottom, steel toe and heel guards nailed and screwed onto sole, long, round laces, inner boot brown, padded leather, thick, padded tongue, eyelet closing with red, round laces.
- Credit
- Gift of Jon Whyte, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1027 a,b
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- Date
- 1980
- Material
- skin; rubber; foam; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1123 a-c
- Description
- (a,b) a pair of black leather ski touring boots and a metal carrier; the boots have metal hooks for lace-up with brown leather laces; boots are over ankle, are thick soled, layered leather sole 3.30cm at heel, grooved at heel for cable, with layered sole sewn on and rubber sole glued on, heel naile…
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- Title
- Ski Boots
- Date
- 1980
- Material
- skin; rubber; foam; metal
- Description
- (a,b) a pair of black leather ski touring boots and a metal carrier; the boots have metal hooks for lace-up with brown leather laces; boots are over ankle, are thick soled, layered leather sole 3.30cm at heel, grooved at heel for cable, with layered sole sewn on and rubber sole glued on, heel nailed on; unlined boot with a grey leather-lined inside liner with light blue faux leather (3.0cm) sewn on the top edge, foam underneath, and unlined tongue; there is also a narrow piece of blue leather at the top edge of the boots. There is a screwed-on metal toe plate and heel plate. On the inside edge of the layered sole 7.0cm from the heel a number “10” is carved. Inside the liner, right ankles stamped “MED” in red ink and on the left ankle a mountain (could be the logo), “ZIRI” “MADE IN YUGOSLAVIA” all stamped in red ink; it was also on the the left boot but is mostly worn off and is indiscernible.(c)The metal carrier is 40.0cm high and 16.0 wide with handle extended. The boots fit within two clamps and there is a handle for carrying. Engraved on both sides under the handle “TYROL” “BOOT PRESS”, “PAT PEND.”, “MADE IN CANADA”.
- Credit
- Gift of Bridget Jones, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1123 a-c
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X-Country Ski Boots
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- Date
- 1980 – 1990
- Material
- skin; rubber; plastic; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1134 a,b
- Description
- A pair of black and grey leather ski boots; over ankle, layered leather sole, grooved at the heel for cable; rubber soles sewn on leather, eight metal D rings for laces (four on each side) four metal lace hooks (two on each side); a grey leather stripe sewn on diagonally on each side of the boot an…
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- Title
- X-Country Ski Boots
- Date
- 1980 – 1990
- Material
- skin; rubber; plastic; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 17.0 x 11.0 x 33.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of black and grey leather ski boots; over ankle, layered leather sole, grooved at the heel for cable; rubber soles sewn on leather, eight metal D rings for laces (four on each side) four metal lace hooks (two on each side); a grey leather stripe sewn on diagonally on each side of the boot and on the back of boot above the heel. There is an “R” inside a circle on the outside ankle and in raised letters on the rubber sole “Galibier”, another “R” inside a circle “RAID” “MADE IN FRANCE”.
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Chic Scott
- Credit
- Gift of Charles (Chic) Scott, Cochrane, 2012
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1134 a,b
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0049 a-d
- Description
- Four winter headbands, knitted. (a) (21 x 9) black knit headband, narrow across forehead 5.5cm. wide, single seam up center back, double thickness. (b) black single thickness knit headband, narrower in front than in back, two crossbands go over crown of head to secure headband in place, center back…
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- Title
- Ski Headband
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- hair
- Description
- Four winter headbands, knitted. (a) (21 x 9) black knit headband, narrow across forehead 5.5cm. wide, single seam up center back, double thickness. (b) black single thickness knit headband, narrower in front than in back, two crossbands go over crown of head to secure headband in place, center back seam, 23 x 10. (c) grey hand knit headband in quarter stitch, 23.5 x 8 , single cross band, (d) grey headband, knit, double thickness 10 x 20.5 , double cross band stitched together at intersection forms crown.
- Subject
- households
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0049 a-d
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- Date
- 1950 – 1979
- Material
- hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0068 a-d
- Description
- A collection of four knitted caps with ties for under chin, and pompons at the top. (a) navy blue, 27.0 x 24.5, handknitted of heavy yarn with narrow, 3.5 cm ribbing at edge and sloping in shape to top with small red pompon. One red and two white lines knitted around above ribbing. Two knitted tie…
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- Title
- Ski Toque
- Date
- 1950 – 1979
- Material
- hair
- Description
- A collection of four knitted caps with ties for under chin, and pompons at the top. (a) navy blue, 27.0 x 24.5, handknitted of heavy yarn with narrow, 3.5 cm ribbing at edge and sloping in shape to top with small red pompon. One red and two white lines knitted around above ribbing. Two knitted ties of slightly different colour blue were added. (b) plain blue, texture of small squares knitted in wide band at bottom, with small ear flaps and ties of two different lengths, top is gathered with pompon of same material, 30.5 x 22.0), handknitted. (c) light blue Norwegian, 23.0 x 25.0, handknitted with rolled ribbing at edge and band of Norwegian pattern in dark blue and white just above, top of hat covered with navy blue "lice", and gathered into small light and dark blue pompon. Chin ties of light and dark blue yarn twisted into a cord are of two different lengths. (d) black, 27.0 x 27.5, handknitted black with small cuff at edge and multicoloured Nordic design around middle of grey green, red, and yellow on white, top is gathered together with large pompon of all colours. Knitted black ties at each side.
- Subject
- households
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0068 a-d
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- hair; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0070
- Description
- A machine knitted helmet of dark blue, with wide blue and white wavy striped band at bottom, small white pompon at top, and hole for eyes at middle with small visor above. Visor stiffened with stiff nylon mesh lining, striped band folds up to cover hole and visor and transform balaclava into a wool…
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- Title
- Balaclava
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- hair; plastic
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 35.0 cm
- Description
- A machine knitted helmet of dark blue, with wide blue and white wavy striped band at bottom, small white pompon at top, and hole for eyes at middle with small visor above. Visor stiffened with stiff nylon mesh lining, striped band folds up to cover hole and visor and transform balaclava into a wool cap with wide striped cuff. Gold tag attached "Styled by Colin N62 .... Colin K Lax Ltd, Montreal".
- Subject
- households
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0070
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- Date
- 1988
- Material
- fibre; metal; nylon; lycra; spandex
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0405
- Description
- A yellow one piece body ski suit, white zipper at front from waist up, yellow with red diagonal stripes on legs and arms, on the legs “CANADA” is written just above the knee. On the left leg “DESCENTE” in black text in a white box is diagonal on the calf. The arms feature symbols, each forearm has …
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- Title
- Ski Suit
- Date
- 1988
- Material
- fibre; metal; nylon; lycra; spandex
- Dimensions
- 40.3 x 113.1 cm
- Description
- A yellow one piece body ski suit, white zipper at front from waist up, yellow with red diagonal stripes on legs and arms, on the legs “CANADA” is written just above the knee. On the left leg “DESCENTE” in black text in a white box is diagonal on the calf. The arms feature symbols, each forearm has the Ski Canada logo (red Maple leaf with skis on the right side with a white outline), the left arm features the “CIBC” logo. There is padding along the forearms, some of the upper arms, and along the shoulders back and top. There is a tag with a note attached to the zipper, it reads “Karen Percy’s on loan phone Cheryl - Karen’s sister”.
- Credit
- Purchased from Karen Percy, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0405
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- Date
- 1950 – 1955
- Material
- fur; cloth (felt)
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1049
- Description
- Toque style hat made of fur with bright blue felt lining.
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- Title
- Fur Hat
- Date
- 1950 – 1955
- Material
- fur; cloth (felt)
- Dimensions
- 22.0 cm
- Description
- Toque style hat made of fur with bright blue felt lining.
- Subject
- winter clothing
- fur
- Gertie Hartefeld
- Credit
- Gift of Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 2004
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1049
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Full Length Coat
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- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- fibre, synthetic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0099
- Description
- A knee length ladies blue quilted nylon polyester coat. Machine quilting done to vertical rows of soft puffy quilting alternating with rows of tighter closer stitching, double-breasted, very simple style shaped slightly at the waist with open vent at the back from waist to hem. Fairly wide collar a…
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- Title
- Full Length Coat
- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- fibre, synthetic
- Dimensions
- 50.0 x 104.0 cm
- Description
- A knee length ladies blue quilted nylon polyester coat. Machine quilting done to vertical rows of soft puffy quilting alternating with rows of tighter closer stitching, double-breasted, very simple style shaped slightly at the waist with open vent at the back from waist to hem. Fairly wide collar and lapels. Pockets in vertical seam on each side of front with pointed plackets. Three buttons on either side of front covered with same material as coat. Full lining inside of name material unquilted. Separate long piece quilted material with buttonhole at either end and slightly pointed at the middle found in one pocket, belt?
- Subject
- households
- winter
- CRW
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0099
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